You don't have to wait for belts to wind up...

And if this were such an amazing concept and really worked, don't you think it would have actually been popular by now?

Blake

 

Everything works better with more...how about 3 or 4 gas leaf blowers mounted in the front and fueled off the tank...hmmm I'll bet it would sound nice.....


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great ideas start somewhere....how about a quick shot precooler or a cold gas fast intercooler temperature reducer....

 

I love threads like this (seriously, cuz it gets you thinking)

Consider PSI over the rev range - At 0 RPM you may get some boost.

At 9k, even the the biggest "backpack style" gas powered blowers will "get you even", meaning rather than the engine under vacuum, you'll get a whopping 0 psi of boost.
9000 rpm / 2 = 4500 intake cycles per minute
2 liters = 0.07062933 ft^3
4500*0.07062933 = 318 ft^3 per minute

At least you won't have to worry about putting a BOV or wastegate on your leaf blower

 

I've seen the e- ram electric supercharger before, but a leaf blower just seems more powerfull!

 

Let us know how it turns out.

 

What about an big air compressor mounted in the trunk?
you could also keep your tires filled at all times.

You never know.

 

forget leaf blowers . . . I want to know the first person to jam a hydraulic accumulator in the s2k - just imagine adding 200 ft*lb (or more!!) of torque off the line AND getting better gas mileage

Mmmmm .... hydraulic accumulator.

 

I bought a leaf blower , an extension cord, and a power inverter. I tried it but the most powerful inverter I could find put out 110volts. The blower required 120volts. I tried it but it just made a "grrrrrrrrrrr" sound. I'll put this project on the back burner until I can find a more powerful inverter or find some other way to overcome this obsticle.

 

why do u wnat a electric supercharger anyway. get the real thing. its cool to make, but even if it workes, everybody will laugh at you

 

I suspect that the problem isn't the voltage, but the available amperage from the inverter. Check the current draw (amp rating) on the leaf blower and the available amperage from the inverter.

As I remember it, most electric leaf blowers draw quite a bit of current and many 12 VDC - 110 VAC inverters don't deliver much. And keep in mind that 10 amps out at 110-120 VAC will require quite a bit more than 10 amps in at 12 VDC.